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What's it going to take to get out of the drought?
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: California is entering its fourth year of drought – and it’s really starting to show in some of the state’s most vital water resources. The Central Valley Project, which supplies water for about a third of California’s farmland, recently announced it had , Credit: Under CC license from Flickr user Janet Ciucci
California is entering its fourth year of drought – and it’s really starting to show in some of the state’s most vital water resources. The Central...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Changing Landscapes
From: War News Radio
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In this month’s show, we examine three issues that build on the relationship between environmental stresses and conflict. First, we examine the imp...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 40:01
  • Purchases: 1
Population Control or Population Justice?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Bangledeshi woman and child, Credit: Flickr user: nomanson
Shrinking the world’s population is one way to curb global warming, according to some environmentalists. To make that happen, women need more contr...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
TruthToTell May 2: POLYMET MINING CASE-PART II: Legal and Environmental Fallout
From: Andy Driscoll
Series: TruthToTell
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TTT’s ANDY DRISCOLL and MICHELLE ALIMORADI talk again with those who argue against this project, citing the EPA’s rejection of the company’s enviro...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 58:34
TruthToTell Apr 25: POLYMET MINING CASE-Part 1: Copper-Nickel Mining Will Kill Northern Waters
From: Andy Driscoll
Series: TruthToTell
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What is more important? Jobs? Or the long-term integrity of our air and water? TTT’s ANDY DRISCOLL and MICHELLE ALIMORADI talk with those who are ...

Bought by 'The Sea' and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Warnings Ignored at the World's Peril
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
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The tragic environmental and nuclear catastrophe in Japan is not the only example of world leaders ignoring obvious perils. The catastrophic effec...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
Tibet: The Key to Asia's Rivers
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
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A little-known crisis is brewing: by seizing Tibet, China has gained control of the headwaters of rivers serving the water needs of almost half...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
The World Bank's Fossil Fuel Addiction
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
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Although the World Bank wants to be thought of as green, figures reveal that the Bank is flooding the third world with fossil fuel energy projects.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
The Lungs of the Earth in Peril
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
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As the rainforest is being depleted, two new areas of concern arise.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1